remove vs displace

displace vs remove

remove is a noun but displace is not a noun.

remove and displace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remove	Yes	No	Yes	No
displace	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, displace is a hyponym of remove; that is, displace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remove:

remove: remove from a position or an office
displace: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other hyponyms of remove include unseat, boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, oust, throw out, can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, drop, pull off, winkle out, invalid, bench.

remove (noun)	displace (noun)
degree of figurative distance or separation

remove (verb)	displace (verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
stay away or leave	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
get rid of something abstract	take the place of or have precedence over
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
dispose of
remove from a position or an office
kill intentionally and with premeditation
cause to leave

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